The PD reports that a water sample outside the Perry nuclear power plant contained nearly double the concentration of Tritium, as regulated by Federal law. It’s just a minor leak, all the relevant officials have hastened to insist, and no other radioactive isotopes have been found anywhere else, including in the plant’s underground drainage system.
Workers discovered the leak Monday in a water valve housed in a “hallway-sized steam tunnel” running from a giant steam turbine. One spokesperson said a camera monitors the valve and picked up the leak as well. It manifested itself as a “spray of water and steam.”
Testing will continue today, but most scientists seem to think the leak isn’t all that serious. It’s not even worth stocking up on bottled water, one of them told the PD.
FirstEnergy, the plant’s owner, has a zero tolerance policy for leaks of any size and severity and is dealing with the issue even as we speak.
But stay tuned.
This article appears in Jan 15-21, 2014.
Crisis? What Crisis?
Its about time we shut those plants down before were all glowing in the dark.
I wonder if any three-eyed fish have been caught up near Perry?
If we let enough radiation leak out, it will eventually kill off all the Asian Carp in the great lakes. Radiation leaks out where it will dissipate in 50 billion years, and the asian carp get cooked microwave style by radiation. Kill two birds with one stone, two problems solved!
We have caught some pretty funky looking catfish out of Lake Erie… maybe not 3 eyes.. but definitely some strange lumpy tumors… Ewwwe, Can’t eat fish out of the Lake and NOONE should be eating Pacific fish.. thanks to Fukishima. Soon, if you want to eat fish, you will have to pull them out of your home aquarium.
Agreed Robert Livingstone
Testing will continue today, but most scientists seem to think the leak isn’t all that serious. It’s not even worth stocking up on bottled water, one of them told the PD. Was he winking his eye?
guess what ???? you get more radiation from watching your popcorn pop in front of your microwave. The media blows this way out of proportion
I love popcorn fish. Oh boy am i in trouble.